kpops with big lips and 80s aesthetics
spandex and helmets and glitter cosmetics
writing weird fanfic with stranger pairings
these are a few of my favourite things
I’m really enamored with the dynamic of two characters who work perfectly in tandem, like pacific rim drift compatible level, but they don’t like each other. It’s not even as strong an emotion as hate it’s just a very neutral-negative dislike, but they still act in perfect concert and their individual abilities are fully complementary
the only time it was actually funny and entertaining when a “ship” was “confirmed” by someone who worked on the show was when someone asked rene auberjonois at a panel what the nature of quark and odo’s relationship was and he replied “sexual.” without elaboration
a good “fuck you” or “eat shit” accomplishes the first part just fine. vulgarity is expressive and cathartic. that’s why it’s a classic.
the second part is optional. it’s also usually much harder to accomplish. “kill yourself” is a cheap shot and dishonorable, and more likely to hurt people who aren’t even the target of your ire. a truly hurtful insult is personalized and insightful; this finesse is what gives it teeth and makes it potentially funny. that’s why roasts are comedy.
twee minced kiddie nonviolent tumblr insults like “go step on a lego” are trying too hard to be funny in a “please clap” kind of way. the more serious the subject the more embarrassing they are to see. what’s the point? why bother?